Ouyang Xun
Tang dynasty calligrapher and scholar, one of the Four Great Calligraphers.
via Wikipedia: Su Shi · see source
- field
- Calligraphy, politics, writing
- nationality
- Chinese
- known_for
- Regular script calligraphy, Stele in the Jiucheng Palace, Kaiyuan Tongbao coin inscription
Lore & Background
Ouyang Xun was born in Changsha to a family of government officials. He was a talented student who read widely in the classics.
Reader's Guide
Ouyang Xun's significance lies in his mastery of regular script and his role as Imperial Calligrapher, inscribing major imperial steles. A late 7th-century tale lampooned his legendary ugliness and intellect, implying he was the offspring of a magic white ape.
Did You Know?
- Ouyang Xun's calligraphy appears in the logo of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun.
- He inscribed the Kaiyuan Tongbao cash coin, which influenced coinage in Japan, Sogdia, and Vietnam.
- A late 7th-century tale implied he was the son of a magic white ape.
- He was one of the Four Great Calligraphers of the Early Tang.
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